Bio
Kristen Kish is a Korean-born American chef who was a contestant on - and the winner of - the tenth season of the cooking reality competition television series Top Chef, from 2012-2013.
Top Chef Bio
Kish was born in Seoul, South Korea and adopted by a family in Kentwood, Michigan, at the age of four months. She attended Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago, earning an A.A. in culinary arts.
Kristen currently works as Chef de Cuisine at Stir, a Barbara Lynch entity that serves as the company's epicenter of education.
Stir hosts demonstration dinners seven nights a week featuring a revolving menu that showcases different styles of cooking, cuisines and regions.
Previously, Kristen worked as Chef de Partie for Michelin starred Chef Guy Martin at his Boston restaurant, Sensing.
Kristen's personal style is modern and contemporary French cuisine with Italian influences. Her favourite thing to cook is a French macaron.